By Sarah Stanek. SCU students and faculty collaborate on a groundbreaking project documenting early life at Mission Santa Clara—and the result is a book that's the first of its kind for any mission in California.

A roundtable of scholars, alumni, and community leaders looks at how community-based learning is transforming lives. And panelists ask hard questions about the very nature of higher education itself.

Hansen's novel hits the big screen You've seen the trailers for The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford—"a great, gorgeous Western" (USA Today) based on the novel by Ron Hansen M.A. 95. Now read what Hansen has to say about researching and writing the novel—and about the making the film starring Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck.

California history like you’ve never heard it SCU scholars Rose Marie Beebe and Robert Senkewicz offer fascinating insights into the epic story of the Golden State in Testimonios: Early California through the Eyes of Women, 1815-1848. Now hear the authors read from their new book.

Only connect Read an exclusive excerpt from Out of Eden: 7 Ways God Restores Blocked Communication, the new book by media and communication expert Paul Soukup, S.J.—and download the podcast from our web site.

Picture this, Angeleno See a gallery of some of the 200 vintage photographs that Mae Respicio Koerner ’97 has collected in her new book, Filipinos in Los Angeles.